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you can still help us grade the 2012 election. we partnered with the pew research center to create a voter satisfaction quiz. fill it out and share it with friends. that's on our home page. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. retailers hoped for a surge of cyber monday online sales, following a strong weekend start to the holiday shopping season. mary schapiro resigned after nearly four years as chair of the securities and exchange commission. she helped shape the federal response to the financial crisis of 2008. and thousands of people in bangladesh protested after more than 100 garment workers died in a factory fire. and for more of tonight's subjects online, including this week's installment of "ask larry," we turn to hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: our social security guru addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about retirement benefits and some you may not have thought of, all on our business page. on our science roundup, the u.n. summit on climate change is under way in doha. what impact will
you can still help us grade the 2012 election. we partnered with the pew research center to create a voter satisfaction quiz. fill it out and share it with friends. that's on our home page. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. retailers hoped for a surge of cyber monday online sales, following a strong weekend start to the holiday shopping season. mary schapiro resigned after nearly four years as chair of the securities and exchange commission. she helped shape the federal...
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susan, the election is over. some of the ambiguity about what to do about the affordable care act i guess has gone away now that the speaker has said it's the law of the land. has all the dust settled? is it settling? >> it slowly beginning to settle, ray. as you said lots of regulations were issued today. more will be forth coming in the coming weeks. of course some of the big questions, what will happen with respect to medicaid expansion remain undecided. but essentially what we have now is a situation where, as we said, a numer o states are moving ahead to set up their health insurance exchanges. these will be websites in effect up and running, ready for open enrollment on october 1 of 2013. so literally just around the corner. >> suarez: i have a extended the deadline for opting in or out. are there some states on the bubble that may yet come in with this extension? >> very clearly. the states now have until mid december to tell the federal government what their plans are. if they want to set up an exchange i
susan, the election is over. some of the ambiguity about what to do about the affordable care act i guess has gone away now that the speaker has said it's the law of the land. has all the dust settled? is it settling? >> it slowly beginning to settle, ray. as you said lots of regulations were issued today. more will be forth coming in the coming weeks. of course some of the big questions, what will happen with respect to medicaid expansion remain undecided. but essentially what we have...
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, in the next election for these groups? >> well, they're gog continue growing and they're going to remain very active and they're going to keep pushing the envelope as much as they can but i think there's a sense of inevitability in the so-called reform lobby that this is going to lead to scandal and corruption, and i think there's a growing sense on capitol hill that this system as it is currently constructed cannot continue indefinitely. the president and mitt romney were not the only ones who spent a huge amount of time fund raising in this campaign. we ran a story in "roll call" about how house and senate conditions were spending an increasing amount of time fund-raising instead of on the campaign trail. i think there is more of a mood on capitol hill that is receptive to change. the challenge will be defining what form that change takes. i think disclosure will be front and center for those who want to discuss changes. and i think you'll see not only a revival of the push for the so-called disclose act but you'll also
, in the next election for these groups? >> well, they're gog continue growing and they're going to remain very active and they're going to keep pushing the envelope as much as they can but i think there's a sense of inevitability in the so-called reform lobby that this is going to lead to scandal and corruption, and i think there's a growing sense on capitol hill that this system as it is currently constructed cannot continue indefinitely. the president and mitt romney were not the only...
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. >> suarez: we continue our conversations with newly-elected senators. judy woodruff talks with virginia democrat tim kaine. >> i intend to hit the ground on january 3 very much running. > running. we can make progress quickly if we listen to each other and find those points of common ground they think do exist. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> suarez: spencer michels has the story of a growing crackdown on dissidents and journalists in iran. >> brown: and we close with poet jennifer fitzgerald on hurricane sandy's destructive path through her home town of staten island. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was mad
. >> suarez: we continue our conversations with newly-elected senators. judy woodruff talks with virginia democrat tim kaine. >> i intend to hit the ground on january 3 very much running. > running. we can make progress quickly if we listen to each other and find those points of common ground they think do exist. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> suarez: spencer michels has the story of a growing crackdown on dissidents and journalists...